The official blog of the Meridian Township Police Department, Michigan

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Bank Robbery

On February 1, 2012 at approximately 11:31 A.M Meridian Township Police officers responded to a report
that the Fifth Third Bank, located at 4815
Okemos Road, had just been robbed.At the time of the robbery there were no
customers in the bank, and no one was injured during the crime.Officers from East
Lansing, InghamCounty and MichiganStateUniversity
responded as well to assist.

Employees reported that a
suspect entered the bank displayed a handgun and took a known quantity of U.S.
currency.The suspect then left the
business by the front door and fled on foot in a southwesterly direction.

The suspect is described as:

-a white male

-approximately 5’8” tall

-thin build

-no facial hair

-last seen wearing a dark colored hooded sweatshirt, jeans,
black tennis shoes with a white band around the sole, aviator style sunglasses
and a red bandana covering his face.

The picture below was taken from the surveillance footage:

This incident remains
under investigation by the Meridian Township Police Department. People with
information about this crime are asked to contact the Meridian Township Police
Department at (517) 853-4800, CrimeStoppers at (517) 483- STOP, or submit an
anonymous tip by using the link at the right of this page.